I understand the Government has been given a five-year deadline, within the last few weeks, to improve its performance on recycling and must now meet much tougher targets for materials such as paper, glass and metal. The new drive towards more sustainable use of materials has been approved by the European Parliament and looks likely to demand new thinking on waste, if the goals laid down are to be achieved by 2008. These goals include increasing targets from between 25% and 45% to between 55% and 80%, depending on the material.